Investigation of traditional medicinal floral knowledge of Sarban Hills, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan

An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

“…Only 40% of the species had a single and consensus name among the traditional healers. Overlapping of traditional names of trees is one way that has been established to result in the loss of traditional medicinal knowledge [49][50][51][52][53]. It is possible that loss of traditional medicinal knowledge may be attributed to the nature of transmission of traditional medicinal knowledge from one generation to the other, which has often been orally performed.…”

Observations on traditional usage of ethnomedicinal plants in humans and animals of Kangra and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh in North-Western Himalaya, India

“…* # , Lauraceae Antidiabetic, stimulant, carminative, antimicrobial, anti-ulcer, antioxidative, treat gonorrhea, colic, diarrhea, rheumatism, cough and cold (Chauhan, 1999;Borhade et al, 2013; α-pinene, camphene, myrcene, limonene, eugenol and cymene (Sharma and Nautiyal, 2011) Cirsium wallichii DC., Asteraceae Dysentery (Sharma and Sood, 2013; Flavonoids, sterols, triterpenes, alkaloids, polyacetylenes, acetylenes, sesquiterpene lactones, phenolic acids and lignans (JordonThaden and Louda, 2003) Cissampelos pareira L., Menispermaceae Antitumor, antibacterial, antimalarial, diuretic, anticonvulsant, cure urinary problems, skin infections and colic pain (Samanta et al, 2012;Panda, 2014) Triterpene, flavonoids, glycosides and alkaloids (Samanta et al, 2012) Coronopus didymus L., Brassicaceae Antipyretic, antiallergic, diuretic, hypoglycemic, insect repellent, blood purifier, cure cough, bronchitis, rheumatism, gastric/urinary illnesses, muscular pain, bruises, wounds and traumatism (Prabhakar et al, 2002;Mantena et al, 2005;Rehman et al, 2015) Alkaloids, saponins, steroids, terpenoids, coumarins and betacyanins (Uddin et al, 2014) Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) D.C., Fabaceae Eye problems, fever, cough, headache, boils, blisters and wounds (Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012) Kaempferitrin (Li, 2009) Dicliptera bupleuroides (Nees), Tonic, blood purifier, cure cold, fever, cough, sore throat, eczema and ear ache (Sharma, No records Acanthaceae 2002;Shah et al, 2013;Ijaz, 2016) Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq., Sapindaceae Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, insecticidal, anti-ulcer, smooth muscle relaxant, cure sore throat, cold, wound, malaria, itching, indigestion, ulcers, diarrhea, expel round worms and act as sex tonic for goats to start heat cycle (Rojas et al, 1992;Getie et al, 2003;Joshi et al, 2003;Veerapur et al, 2004;Thring et al, 2007;Malarvannan et al, 2008;Khattak et al, 2015) Alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, phenols, steroids and volatile oil …”

Contributions to the phytotherapies of digestive disorders: Traditional knowledge and cultural drivers of Manoor Valley, Northern Pakistan

“…For the past about thirty two years, orally transmitted knowledge due to its economic value has been expanding and permitted the assemblage of such an important knowledge regarding medicinal plants actively investigated in less-developed areas such as Pakistan (Haq, 1983;Khan and Zaidi, 1991;Haq and Hussain, 1993;Bukhari, 1994;Hussain & Khalique, 1996;Shinwari and Khan, 2000;Gilani et al, 2001;Sher, 2002;Hamayun et al, 2003;Hussain, 2003;Hamayun, 2005;Gilani et al, 2006;Hamayun, 2007;Quraishi et al, 2008;Afzal et al, 2009;Ahmad et al, 2009;Qureshi et al, 2009;Abbasi et al, 2010a;Abbasi et al 2010b;Abbasi et al, 2010c;Hazrat et al, 2011;Shah et al, 2012;Abbasi et al, 2013;Akhter et al, 2013;Shah et al, 2013;Saqib et al, 2013;Ijaz, 2014;Ahmad et al, 2015;Butt et al, 2015;Ijaz et al, 2015;Kayani et al, 2015;Khattak et al, 2015;Ijaz et al, 2016). The traditional culture and the natural ecosystem of these regions have been relatively well conserved.…”